alpayton

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1. Help with care plan please!

   alpayton replied to NStiger88's topic in General Students

   I don't believe that "to suction the trach and assess vitals for hypoxia and hypercapnia" are goals for the care plan - these would be interventions. The goal on a nursing care plan is something that is an outcome that is patient-centered, measurabl...

2. I applied to Excelsior today!!!

   alpayton replied to LPN0608's topic in Online Learning

   I've already had a Microbiology class at the local university and hope that EC will accept it along with a bunch of other classes that I've already had. Hopefully it won't be too much longer and I'll know just what all I need to take from EC in orde...

3. I applied to Excelsior today!!!

   alpayton replied to LPN0608's topic in Online Learning

   I too applied a couple of week ago and am awaiting the unofficial analysis of my transcripts - can't wait to get started! Good luck - maybe we can all get a study group going? :)

4. Has anyone taken specific subject ERIs?

   alpayton replied to Megsd's topic in General Students

   We've taken the A&P ERI and will be taking the Nutrition ERI next week, but they don't hinge our continuing in the program on our scores on the ERI testing. We just have to complete the exams and turn in proof that we did it. I hadn't had A&...

5. Feeling lost in clinicals.....

   alpayton replied to SmetRN2008's topic in General Students

   To help overcome your shyness, I'd suggest trying something when you say...go to the grocery store, run errands, and the such. Take time when you run into someone you don't know, just say something to them such as, "Hi", or "How are you today?" or he...

6. I failed dosage and calculations

   alpayton replied to keldel's topic in General Students

   Our medication dosage calculations isn't a separate class, but we do have to pass a test given 1 time per semester with a 100%. We use the Dimentional Analysis for Meds book which really explains and makes everything really simple. There are a few...

7. **RING** Cellphones in class...

   alpayton replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Students

   I have an instructor that promises to answer your phone FOR you if your phone rings in her classroom and she also promises to embarrass "the pee out of you." I say that's enough threat to keep us from letting them ring...absolutely NO phones have eve...

8. Your gpa?

   alpayton replied to JoeyDog's topic in General Students

   3.67 gpa completed all pre- and co- reqs 10 yrs pharmacy experience 88 on entrance exam on 1st try 1 of 40 admitted out of over 350 applicants on 1st try

9. Pre-reqs before acceptance?

   alpayton replied to Jules A's topic in General Students

   My AD program has 3 actual PRE-reqs (A&P, Nutrition & Math) before you can apply, and then several that are CO-reqs. I chose to have them all taken before I would enter the program, so that I could focus just on nursing courses. Now that I'm ...

10. Must haves for nursing students???

    alpayton replied to stacyinMD's topic in General Students

    I have just started out in the nursing program and have found that taking my notes on my laptop is the EASIEST way to take notes in the world! It's much quicker than writing...course I'm a quick typer and a slower writer and typing everything I don'...

11. See-thru white scrubs

    alpayton replied to blueberry21's topic in General Students

    I guess our school must have had this problem in the past and have since started requiring us to buy our uniforms from the same place. We now MUST order our uniforms from Nightingale. They come up and measure you so they're custom-fit. The uniform...

12. **UPDATED!!**: I received an acceptance letter BY MISTAKE!!

    alpayton replied to annceenrse's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Wowsers! Technology today never ceases to amaze me. Glad it turned out to be a mistake. Whew!

13. What does your nursing uniform look like?

    alpayton replied to Princess74's topic in General Students

    UNIFORM GUIDELINES/DRESS CODE A program approved white pantsuit uniform or dress uniform and WKU name pin must be worn in all secondary care settings in accordance with the policy of that agency. Low-cut necklines, sleeveless or capped sleeves are...

14. Hep B waiver? Sounds fishy

    alpayton replied to Peeps Mcarthur's topic in General Students

    My school requires either the Hep B series or the waiver form to be signed before you can attend clinicals. I have already had the 3 shot series but had the titer done when they were doing the other titers that were required (MMVR) and haven't heard...

15. **UPDATED!!**: I received an acceptance letter BY MISTAKE!!

    alpayton replied to annceenrse's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Congratulations! Something happened this year at our school that was about unforgiveable. Almost every letter (acceptance and not) that went out was sent to the wrong person. Weird thing is, that every person knew it because when they got the let...